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Delapidated Hotel: a painful reminder of Celtic Tiger era

    The Bettystown Court Hotel stands today as a haunting monument to Ireland's Celtic Tiger era, a symbol of grand ambition followed by a swift and painful economic collapse.

    The hotel opened its doors in the summ er of 2006, representing the crown jewel of the €143 million Bettystown Town Centre development. Built by the Brennan Hotel Group, led by developer Brian Brennan, the 120-room facility was designed to be a premier four-star destination. At its peak, the Brennan Group was a major player in the Irish hospitality sector, managing sister properties including the Springhill Court in Kilkenny, the Arklow Bay in Wicklow, and the Clonmel park in Tipperary.

    The vision for the site was transformative. It was intended to turn the Bettystown coastal village into a modern urban hub, complete with a massive shopping complex, nearly 200 apartments, and luxury leisure amenities including a full-sized swimming pool and spa. For a brief period, the hotel was a bustling centre for local weddings, conferences, and tourism.

    However, the timing proved fatal. As the global financial crisis hit in 2008, the Irish property bubble burst, and the hospitality sector was among the hardest hit. By 2011, the Bettystown Court Hotel was forced to cease trading. While parts of the wider town centre development-such as the Tesco anchor store and various apartments-remained occupied, the hotel itself was shuttered and left to the elements.

    In the 16 years since it fell silent, the building has become a "ghost hotel." It has passed through various receivership processes and has been the subject of numerous "sale agreed" reports that never quite reached completion.

Fonte: https://www.meathchronicle ie/2026/04 /22/ cllrs vent frustration-over-need -for-action-on -bettystown-court-hotel -site-which - has- been - closed -for- over- 16-yea rsl

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Delapidated Hotel: a painful reminder of Celtic Tiger era

    The Bettystown Court Hotel stands today as a haunting monument to Ireland's Celtic Tiger era, a symbol of grand ambition followed by a swift and painful economic collapse.

    The hotel opened its doors in the summ er of 2006, representing the crown jewel of the €143 million Bettystown Town Centre development. Built by the Brennan Hotel Group, led by developer Brian Brennan, the 120-room facility was designed to be a premier four-star destination. At its peak, the Brennan Group was a major player in the Irish hospitality sector, managing sister properties including the Springhill Court in Kilkenny, the Arklow Bay in Wicklow, and the Clonmel park in Tipperary.

    The vision for the site was transformative. It was intended to turn the Bettystown coastal village into a modern urban hub, complete with a massive shopping complex, nearly 200 apartments, and luxury leisure amenities including a full-sized swimming pool and spa. For a brief period, the hotel was a bustling centre for local weddings, conferences, and tourism.

    However, the timing proved fatal. As the global financial crisis hit in 2008, the Irish property bubble burst, and the hospitality sector was among the hardest hit. By 2011, the Bettystown Court Hotel was forced to cease trading. While parts of the wider town centre development-such as the Tesco anchor store and various apartments-remained occupied, the hotel itself was shuttered and left to the elements.

    In the 16 years since it fell silent, the building has become a "ghost hotel." It has passed through various receivership processes and has been the subject of numerous "sale agreed" reports that never quite reached completion.

Fonte: https://www.meathchronicle ie/2026/04 /22/ cllrs vent frustration-over-need -for-action-on -bettystown-court-hotel -site-which - has- been - closed -for- over- 16-yea rsl

A name that will be familiar to any music fan, Rolling Stone has been going since 1967, and has strayed away from its rock roots, now reporting on all popular genres as well as TV, movies and culture.

Consequence of Sound is one of the best music blogs to hear about the latest music news and rumours for festivals worldwide. They also have reviews of music, film and TV.

All Music is not only a great place to get music information and recommendations, but their blog has interviews with some of the greatest musicians of all time.

The Playground is a UK-based music blog which covers most genres including indie, edm and house. The blog is also involved in some of the latest developments in the music industry as a whole.

Billboard needs no introduction, and this might be stretching the definition of blog for the purposes of this article. However, if you want to keep up with the latest news and gossip for the hottest artists and labels, this is the place to look.

This Song Is Sick has been sharing fresh new music since 2010. Here you’ll find a mix of genres, and new music from both established artists and up and coming acts. If you want to be featured on This Song Is Sick there is a submission process to send your song for consideration.

Dancing Astronaut is the place to go if you appreciate dance music. The blog reports on concerts and festivals and keeps you up to date with reviews of dance music.

Popjustice is a fun blog dedicated to all things pop. They feature news, interviews, new music, and most importantly a calendar that will tell you how long it’s been since Rihanna last released an album.

(https://audiohype.io/resources/best-music-blogs/)

A name that will be familiar to any music fan, Rolling Stone has been going since 1967, and has strayed away from its rock roots, now reporting on all popular genres as well as TV, movies and culture.

Consequence of Sound is one of the best music blogs to hear about the latest music news and rumours for festivals worldwide. They also have reviews of music, film and TV.

All Music is not only a great place to get music information and recommendations, but their blog has interviews with some of the greatest musicians of all time.

The Playground is a UK-based music blog which covers most genres including indie, edm and house. The blog is also involved in some of the latest developments in the music industry as a whole.

Billboard needs no introduction, and this might be stretching the definition of blog for the purposes of this article. However, if you want to keep up with the latest news and gossip for the hottest artists and labels, this is the place to look.

This Song Is Sick has been sharing fresh new music since 2010. Here you’ll find a mix of genres, and new music from both established artists and up and coming acts. If you want to be featured on This Song Is Sick there is a submission process to send your song for consideration.

Dancing Astronaut is the place to go if you appreciate dance music. The blog reports on concerts and festivals and keeps you up to date with reviews of dance music.

Popjustice is a fun blog dedicated to all things pop. They feature news, interviews, new music, and most importantly a calendar that will tell you how long it’s been since Rihanna last released an album.

(https://audiohype.io/resources/best-music-blogs/)

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        In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in “capsules” surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults walk around but do not talk to the students. Instead, each child interacts only with a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI). Although this is not the reality in today’s classrooms on Earth, there are people for whom a vision of personalized learning conducted by artificial intelligence has considerable appeal.

        Individualized learning has its place. But decades of educational research also demonstrate that learning is essentially a social endeavor. Classrooms that privilege personalized AI chatbots overlook that fact.

        Generative AI is quickly coming to classrooms. If decades ago educators worldwide promoted the benefits of “One Laptop per Child”, today we may be approaching the model “one chatbot per child.” What does educational research tell us about what this model could mean for children’s learning and well-being?

        During much of the 20th century, learning was understood as mainly as a matter of individual cognition. A misconception, if compared to today’s comprehension of what learning involves. Scientists now understand that apparently individual processes – such as building new knowledge – are actually social interactions with the world around us. In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for daily personal interaction can strongly support brain health and academic learning.

        Therefore, it is important to understand generative AI’s real-life impact on students.

        For example: How does it feel to learn from a chatbot, day after day? How will long-term use of AI affect children’s mental health? How does AI use affect children’s relationships with each other and with their teachers? What kinds of relationships might children form with the chatbots themselves? More broadly, we could also ask: What do we, as a society, actually want children to learn?

        Good teaching and learning blends social and individual processes. I see the beneficial application of any new technology in the classroom – AI or otherwise – as a way to build upon the social fabric of human learning. My concern about personalized AI tutors is how they might displace already infrequent opportunities for social interaction, further isolating children in classrooms.

(Niral Shah. www.converstion.com, 15.12.2025. Adaptado)

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        In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in “capsules” surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults walk around but do not talk to the students. Instead, each child interacts only with a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI). Although this is not the reality in today’s classrooms on Earth, there are people for whom a vision of personalized learning conducted by artificial intelligence has considerable appeal.

        Individualized learning has its place. But decades of educational research also demonstrate that learning is essentially a social endeavor. Classrooms that privilege personalized AI chatbots overlook that fact.

        Generative AI is quickly coming to classrooms. If decades ago educators worldwide promoted the benefits of “One Laptop per Child”, today we may be approaching the model “one chatbot per child.” What does educational research tell us about what this model could mean for children’s learning and well-being?

        During much of the 20th century, learning was understood as mainly as a matter of individual cognition. A misconception, if compared to today’s comprehension of what learning involves. Scientists now understand that apparently individual processes – such as building new knowledge – are actually social interactions with the world around us. In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for daily personal interaction can strongly support brain health and academic learning.

        Therefore, it is important to understand generative AI’s real-life impact on students.

        For example: How does it feel to learn from a chatbot, day after day? How will long-term use of AI affect children’s mental health? How does AI use affect children’s relationships with each other and with their teachers? What kinds of relationships might children form with the chatbots themselves? More broadly, we could also ask: What do we, as a society, actually want children to learn?

        Good teaching and learning blends social and individual processes. I see the beneficial application of any new technology in the classroom – AI or otherwise – as a way to build upon the social fabric of human learning. My concern about personalized AI tutors is how they might displace already infrequent opportunities for social interaction, further isolating children in classrooms.

(Niral Shah. www.converstion.com, 15.12.2025. Adaptado)